もってのほか
Frequency rank: 29,806. – 30,020.
- absurd; unreasonableword usually written using kana alone
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- もってのほかFrequency rank: 29,806. – 30,020.
- 以ての外【もってのほか】Frequency rank: 31,637. – 31,911.
- もっての外【もってのほか】Frequency rank: 35,666. – 36,081.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- absurd; unreasonable
This term is used to describe something that is completely unacceptable or outrageous, often in a social context where behavior or expectations are considered far beyond normal standards.
Generated collocations (experimental)
もってのほかだit's absurdもってのほかのこうどう行動absurd behaviorもってのほかのはつげん発言absurd statementもってのほかなかんがえ考えunreasonable ideaもってのほかなようきゅう要求unreasonable demandもってのほかのじょうきょう状況absurd situationもってのほかのけっか結果absurd resultもってのほかとかんじる感じるto feel it's unreasonableだれ誰もがもってのほかとおもう思うeveryone thinks it's absurdもってのほかだとひはん批判されるcriticized as unreasonable
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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She can't speak English, much less French.